Quality Assurance Software

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SUMMARY:

Software professional who has progressed rapidly in meeting the needs for

product quality in entrepreneurial organizations. Able to build a

professional staff, effectively organize processes and analyze available

automated tools that best suit an organization's needs for quality and

efficiency.

KEY WORDS:

Leadership Implementation

Quality Management Process Improvement

Requirement Analysis/Design Collaborative

Automation Pragmatic

EXPERIENCE:

TSYS Incorporated, Alpharetta GA; 2004-2010

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS SYSTEMS (Design and Analysis) 2009-2010

Led a team of 37-design analysts who analyze requirements, produce

functional designs, and perform quality assurance on a large scale high

volume (Java) financial applications, as well as, a Java based loyal/e-

commerce applications:

. Increased depth and breath of product knowledge by merging the BA and

QA teams into one-hybrid team of design analysts.

. Expanded product quality by introducing a collaborative approach to

design as well as strategic reviews of software development artifacts.

. Define new working model for BA/QA team, which improved manual test

execution by 20%.

. Streamline documentation process to incorporate the use of schematic

and process flow diagrams along, bulleted requirements and business

rules to facilitate brevity, clarity and maintainability.

DIRECTOR, BUSINESS SYSTEMS (Quality Assurance) 2004-2008

Managed a team of 25- quality assurance analysts who performed manual,

automated and performance testing on a large scale high volume Java based

debit/prepaid payment processing application:

. Improved product quality by implementing a testing methodology that

focused on in depth requirements analysis, detailed product knowledge

and risk based test approach, which significantly reduced post release

call volumes.

. Increased test case organization, management, reusability, and status

reporting by introducing a test management tool - Quality Center (QC).

. Gained 80% regression test efficiency by introducing automated

regression using Quick Test Professional (QTP) and other internally

developed tools.

. Collaborated with development team to introduce proactive performance

analysis using Load Runner.

. Collaborated with various offices throughout the organization in the

development of a Software Development Life Cycle with a focus on

building quality into the product in a fast paced environment.

. Instrumental in the relocation of the office from New York to

Alpharetta.

Synygy Incorporated, Conshohocken, PA; 2001-2004

DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE ASSESSMENT AND RELEASE

Directed a team of 40 professionals across multiple international locations

with responsibility for maintenance and support, build management, quality

assurance, and release management on a performance management Java based

application:

. Spearheaded the design of a software development process that focused

on building quality into the product at each stage in the product

lifecycle, which resulted in advance product quality.

. Converted the build process from a mostly manual effort to an

automated process achieving a gain of 88% in efficiency.

. Introduced automated testing tools, which increased test execution

efficiency and effectiveness for unit testing, regression testing and

load/performance testing.

. Developed test planning and test case documentation process by

introducing the use of Quality Center - test management tool.

Research Institute of America Group, New York, NY; 1997-2000

DIRECTOR, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE

Supervised a software quality assurance staff of 24 professionals by

providing training on software testing technique, managing testing queues

for multiple product lines to ensure judicious delivery of quality

products:

. Enhanced product quality by introducing a structured testing

methodology, based on understanding product functionality and

associated risks; early involvement of QA, test case review; employing

various test design techniques.

. Introduced the use of automation test tools for regression, which

reduced test execution time.

. Setup standard reporting mechanism and criteria to facilitate go/no-go

decisions for all projects.

Merrin Financial Inc. New York, NY; 1994 -1997

MANAGER, SOFTWARE QUALITY ASSURANCE

Managed a quality assurance staff of 12 professionals by providing training

on the securities industry, Merrin products, and software testing on an

order management equity and fixed income system:

. Improved product quality by ensuring the QA team understood product

requirements, business rules and worked collaboratively with the

product and development teams.

. Introduced test plans for all releases and/or major projects, which

brought structure to the testing process, instituted test cases and

unified test case documentation.

. Expanded test coverage and efficiency through the use of automated

regression and stress tools.

EDUCATION:

MBA, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, GA - May 2011

BS Business Administration -Medgar Evers College, CUNY, Brooklyn, NY

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION

Quick Test Professional Capability Maturity Model Levels

1&2

Quality Center Building Software Quality Skills

Software Testing Essentials Test Process Improvement

Software Testing Techniques Requirements Methodology

Software Test Automation Test Design Fundamentals

Test Management and Planning ISEB Software Testing

Certification

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